Hindi edit

Hindi verb set
टिकना (ṭiknā)
टेकना (ṭeknā)

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀝𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆- (*ṭekk-). Cognate with Punjabi ਟੇਕਣਾ (ṭekṇā) / ٹیکنا (ṭekṇā), Nepali टेक्नु (ṭeknu), Gujarati ટેકવું (ṭekvũ), Marathi टेकणे (ṭekṇe), Bengali টেকা (ṭeka), Odia ଟେକିବା (ṭekiba).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʈeːk.nɑː/, [ʈeːk.näː]

Verb edit

टेकना (ṭeknā) (transitive, Urdu spelling ٹیکنا)

  1. to support, bear, prop up
  2. to prostrate (oneself), to bow, to kneel
    माथा टेकनाmāthā ṭeknāto touch one's forehead to the ground

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